Pheasant shoot- partial cure for cabin fever- great guys!!

[cloverleaf]

What else you gonna do when you live in the big city in the middle of the winter??? 2/22/08 Thanks to the guys at Gledorado shooting preserve and the guys from the Monticello Rod and Gun Club, particularly Jeff. Lets call a this what it is, a pheasant shoot. I know its not hunting, least not for an old flatlander like myself, but it was enjoyable and I love to watch the dogs work. For the first time I actually got to watch up close. Thanks to a friend of a friend who strappped me (literally) to the bed of his four-wheeler I could get right up on the point and watch the prettiest little German Shorthair (18 months) you'd ever want to see! Too bad I dont have a pic of her. Thanks also to Gary who served as back-up gunner.

Me and my birds

The "Guys"

For the SPCA folks who stumbe on this thread. We only shot about 60% of the birds we paid for. The other 40% were added to the "wild population in the area. At least the ones that survive the snow and the coyotes! :lol:

 

[JDMAG]

Looks like Fun CL! I have to use preserve birds for my shorthair here in TN because they just ain't no wild birds any more. I buy quail and chuckers though.
JDMAG

 

[Guy Miner]

Pheasant hunting is a hoot. I dearly love to get out for pheasants. It's been a while.

I'm jealous... :grin: A little anyway.

Looks like it's still winter there too. Downright balmy here, we suddenly switched gears from snow to flowers. Son even mowed the lawn over the weekend. Amazing.

Glad you got out - pheasant hunting is terrific!

 

[JD338]

Nice job CL.
I love pheasant hunting. Very good eating too. :grin:

JD338

 

[nodak7mm]

Way to go CL! Cabin fever cure fer sure..

Thanks for sharing.

Rod

 

[DrMike]

Man, a pheasant shoot brings back memories of Kansas. I actually saw several pheasants here last fall. Seems a woman raises them, and they escape all the time. Doubt that any will survive the winter. I don't believe anyone has seen any during the spring, which would indicate that the winters are generally too harsh for them to survive.

Three years ago, I saw a flock of wild turkeys outside of Dawson Creek. That certainly startled me. I have seen wild boar on two occasions and feral hogs on several occasions, which I assume in either case had escaped from farms where they were being raised.